Since its launch, Fifth Wall quickly filled a previously underserved niche in real estate investment — startups that use technology to change something about the homebuying or property management process but need financial and professional backing to get off their feet.

The state of Vermont has been trying to get more people to move there for years — and, now, the state is offering $10,000 to those who actually do. Vermont’s governor, Phil Scott, signed a law that gives those who move to the state and work remotely $5,000 a year, and up to $10,000 total, in tax credits.